Peter Schwartz is a composer, orchestrator, keyboardist, synthesist and Logic master who has worked with David Bowie, Madonna, Disneytoons and many, many others!

Peter Schwartz

Composer, orchestrator, arranger, pianist, synthesist, and musical director, Peter began classical piano studies at age 5 and went on to earn a Bachelors Degree in piano performance from Manhattan School of Music. Not long afterwards, MIDI made its entrée into the world of music and Peter immersed himself in understanding the technology, programming his own MIDI software, and even designing some of his own MIDI hardware devices. Combined with his keen interest in synthesizers, his experiences with music tech eventually led to a position as a product specialist for New England Digital (Synclavier), and afterward as a sound programmer and synthesizer design consultant for Korg. Meanwhile, he began to carve a path into the music business as a session keyboardist and arranger, eventually building a client roster that reads like a Who's Who of A-list pop and dance artists. Peter has also served as musical director for David Bowie, The Pet Shop Boys, Enya, Madonna, Hanson, and many others. In more recent years he has endeavored to make his mark as a film score composer, adding Disneytoons, Warner Bros., Fox, and Mattel to his filmography. Peter resides in Los Angeles with his wife Sharon, dogs Boing and Loosi, a bass clarinet and a bassoon.

Our trainers are Logic Pro X experts with a long history of teaching eager students about the most intricate secrets of Logic Pro X. Get access to their vast knowledge in this Video On Demand (VOD) collection of weekly Logic Pro X Lab from Winter 2018 by Peter Schwartz!

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Logic FX Script Masterclass

Create Your Own Intelligent Randomizer in Logic Pro X

The Intelligent Randomizer script randomly prevents incoming MIDI notes from triggering events. There is no one better to teach you how to write the script than Peter Schwartz, developer of SkiSwitcher and ARTzID articulation switching systems.

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ARTzID Masterclass

Articulation Switching for Logic Pro: SkiSwitcher2 & ARTzID

Peter Schwartz showcases SkiSwitcher2 & ARTzID which are custom MIDI FX scripts written by him for Logic Pro. These scripts allow for note specific articulation changes and are extremely powerful.

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In-depth introduction to MIDI FX

Logic MIDI FX Scripting With Peter Schwartz

Learn the basics of MIDI Effects Scripting in Logic Pro X and build powerful, creative musical tools for use with synth and sampler patches.

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Scoring Masterclass

Logic's Score Editor: Techniques, Tips & Tricks

Learn about Logic’s notation system and the script editor with seasoned professional Peter "Ski" Schwartz.

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Orchestration 302

The MIDI Orchestra - Designing Templates

You need an orchestra to play orchestral music. Likewise, you need an orchestral template to play a MIDI orchestral score. This course, by Peter Schwartz, explains the technology and the craft behind designing pro orchestral templates.

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Orchestration 301

The MIDI Orchestra - Enhancing Realism

Get real! Or at least get your MIDI orchestra to SOUND real! Learn the art of creating realistic orchestral MIDI mockups in this inspiring course by the one and only Peter (Ski) Schwartz.

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Logic Pro X 102

Core Training: Signal Flow

What is signal flow? It’s the key that unlocks the inner workings of Apple’s Logic Pro X! Get the knowledge, right here, right now as taught by the amazing Peter “Ski” Schwartz!

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Logic Pro X 109

Core Training – The Score Editor

Watch this Score Editor course – by the knowledgeable and very entertaining Peter “SKI” Schwartz – and you’ll be notating your scores, making parts and creating lead sheets before you can say fortissimo!

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MIDI 101

MIDI Demystified

If you use MIDI and always wondered how - and why - it works, MIDI 101 is for you! Informative and entertaining, "MIDI Demystified" is a required tutorial for anyone looking to get the most out of their MIDI hardware and software.

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Reviews

Thomas wrote on March 12, 2019

It is amazing how exited the author is about Logic's notation cababilities considering how terrible it is compaired to professional notation programs. There is no way a serious music copyist would use Logic. This said, combining Logic's Midi editing features with a professional notation pogram is a great idea, for those that like to play in their parts in real time. The course does not at all cover midi step input, how to re-pitch notes to creat harmony, and other important things. There is also no mention of the terrible desition Apple made when abandoning the global chord symbol track, which added chord symbols automatically by analysing the score. I definitely like Peter's presentation style. Very entertaining.

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Istvan wrote on February 5, 2019

The course is not bad. If you are new to the score editor you will learn a lot... It's great for beginners. But if you are looking for the advanced stuff it isn't for you.

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Jenny Bishop wrote on January 16, 2019

Peter on form as always. Great software and great videos to get you started using it.

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John Mears wrote on December 16, 2018

As is Peter for Logic help, this is the MOST useful (and enjoyable) video series I may have ever watched. As someone who works with sheet music each day and is very comfortable with notation programs, I wanted to learn more about what LOGIC PRO X has in that area. Lo and behold it is a lot, and while I cannot forecast myself switching from my primary notation software for engraving purposes, I now know TONS of tricks that actually help me 'produce' music in LPX. Highest recommendations!

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Matthew wrote on December 15, 2018

This is such a fantastic course/tutorial. Is so wisely constructed and addresses the the score editor in a concise, clear and practical manner. Most impressive is that he essentially offers the proof of what great work the score editor is capable of. I have more tutorials than I care to mention where the (well meaning) teacher provides the technical knowledge only to not really produce any actual music! He is clearly much more than a computer wiz and great teacher.. at the end of the day he reveals himself to be an outstanding musician and composer who uses the score editor to produce beautiful- pro level scores and gets results that look to my eye as good as or better than any engraving application (which the score editor is not) I music admit that I was intimidated by the score editor- I am very comfortable with notation and love working in Logic but felt I would need to work in a separate application for score notation. Thanks to Maestro Schwarz - I am finding I can do everything and more in Logic X- highly recommended!

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DP wrote on October 23, 2018

Brilliant! Packed full of useful information and presented in a very easy to understand manner.

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cosmkcomik wrote on August 16, 2018

Even though this is a short course, Peter Schwartz does a good job of introducing the scripter function in Logic for coding your own plugins. Though more complex codes can be written, Peter explains each part of the example script, what they mean, and how they are used. Nice introduction to coding in the Scripter!

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Mickey Tee wrote on May 13, 2018

This has to be hands down one of the best tutorials I've seen. Upon further review of the guys online profile it's easy to understand why.
The explanations are excellent. The graphics are first rate.
I'm gonna look for some more of this guys work.
I'm very impressed by the music scores he uses in the tutorials. Inspirational.

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Evan wrote on May 2, 2018

One of the best tutorials I have seen period.

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LB wrote on February 6, 2018

This is an incredible course. It has a wealth of very relevant knowledge, is very well structured, very practical and very deep.

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